Amending Chapter 5 in its Entirety Replacing it With A New Chapter 5 Entitled Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulations

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Substitute Bill No. 17 -14 Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance Page 51 (e) No animal's body shall be disposed of until all vital signs are checked (fixed pupil, cessation of heartbeat and respiration) to assure that death has occurred. (1) No animal shall be allowed to witness any other animal being killed euthanized or being tranquilized /sedated for the purpose of being killed euthanized or see the bodies of animals which have already been killed euthanized. (2) Animals shall be sedated/tranquilized as necessary to minimize their stress or discomfort, or in the case of vicious animals, to ensure staff safety, except as follows: (a) neuromuscular blocking agents shall not be used as sole agent. (3) Following their injection, animals shall be lowered to the surface on which they are being held and shall not be permitted to drop or otherwise collapse without support. (4) An animal may not be left unattended between the time procedures to kill euthanize the animal are commenced and the time death occurs, nor may the body be disposed of until death is verified. (5) Verification of death shall be confirmed for each animal in all of the following ways: (a) by lack of heartbeat, verified by a stethoscope; (b) by lack of respiration, verified by observation; (c) by pale, bluish gums and tongue, verified by observation; and (d) by lack of eye response, verified if lid does not blink when eye is touched and pupil remains dilated when a light is shined on it. See. 5 -87 through See. 5 -89 Reserved for Future Use Article 8. Administration and Enforcement. Division I. Shelter Manager. Sec. 5 -90 Duties of Shelter Manager. (a)The Division of Animal Care and Control shall be operated by the Shelter Manager. (b)The Shelter Manager will be advised on matters of policy by the Animal Control Commission. (c)The duties and powers of the Director Shelter Manager are as follows: (1) To cause to be enforced all city ordinances and/or state laws regarding animal care and control. (2) To maintain and operate the Division of Animal Care and Control's shelter which have been designated for the humane sheltering or protection and disposition of animals into its custody.